This Is Everything
Description:
This is a song that Tegan Quin wrote and that appeared first on the Orange Demo and then later on the album Under Feet Like Ours. On the Orange Demo version, Tegan sings the lead vocals and Sara sings the background vocals. On the Under Feet Like Ours version, Tegan sings the lead vocals and there are no background vocals.
Lyrics:
Orange Demo version:
Climbed up on a rainbow just to see if I'd fall off
I'm a frosted lemon coward and I don't know how
No, I don't know to hold you without shaking
No, I'm not aware of how I could possibly love you without aching
Yes, I give you everything, yes, I give you anything, I gave you everything
Gotta watch myself, I gotta love myself and take care
So keep the light on before ya hop in a bed
‘Cause baby this is the last honest look I'll ever give
Saved up all my sunshine just to see you more clear (Climbed up on a rainbow just to see)
I'm a little short on solar and I haven't given up (Climbed up on a rainbow just to see)
Gonna hold you anyway and I'll do it without shaking (Saved up all my sunshine just for me)
Yes, I'll love you always and I'll do it without aching (Saved up all my sunshine just for me)
Yes, I'd give you everything, yes, I'd give you anything, I gave you everything
Gotta watch myself, I gotta love myself and take care of my
So keep the light on before ya hop in a bed
‘Cause baby this is the last look you’ll ever get
I'd give you anything, I give you everything, I gave you everything
Gotta watch myself, I gotta love myself and take care
Yeah, gave you, I gave you, I gave you everything
So I gotta, watch myself and love myself and take care
And so, this is your last look, this is your last look, this is your last look
Yeah, this is your last look, this is your last look, this is your last look
And so keep the light on before ya hop in a bed
‘Cause baby this is the last honest look I'll ever give
Under Feet Like Ours version:
Climbed up on a rainbow just to see if I'd fall off
I'm a frosted lemon coward and I don't know how
No I don't know how to hold you without shaking
No I'm not aware of how I could possibly love you without aching
Yes, I’d give you everything
Yes, I give you anything
I gave you everything
Got to watch myself, I've got to love myself and take care
And so keep the light on before ya hop in a bed
‘Cause baby this is the last honest look I'll ever give
I saved up all my sunshine just to see you more clear
I'm a little short on solar but I haven't given in
No, I’m gonna hold you anyway and I'll do it without shaking
Yes, I'll love you always and I'll do it without aching
Yes, I'd give you anything
Yes, I'd give you anything
I gave you everything
Gotta watch myself, I’ve gotta love myself and take care
And so keep the light on before ya hop in a bed
‘Cause baby, this is the last honest look I’ll ever give
I’d give you everything
I give you anything
I gave you everything
Gotta watch myself, I’ve gotta love myself and take care
Yeah, gave you, I gave you, I gave you everything
So I’ve gotta watch myself and love myself and take care
This is your last look, this is your last look, this is your last look
Yeah, this is your last look
This is your last look, this is your last look
And so keep the light on before ya hop in a bed
‘Cause baby this is the last honest look I'll ever give
Live Performances:
April 25, 2001 (Audio)
July 11, 2001 (Audio)
July 14, 2001 (Audio)
August 14, 2001
August 17, 2001 (Audio)
November 7, 2002
November 8, 2002 (Audio)
November 16, 2002
November 20, 2002 (Audio)
November 25, 2002 (Audio)
January 12, 2003 (Video, Audio)
February 25, 2003
March 2, 2003
March 3, 2003 (Audio)
March 4, 2003 (Audio)
March 5, 2003 (Video)
March 7, 2003
March 18, 2003 (Audio)
July 4, 2003
July 6, 2003
July 7, 2003
July 17, 2003 (Audio)
September 7, 2003 (Audio)
September 21, 2004 (Audio)
September 29, 2004 (Audio)
October 17, 2004 (Audio)
November 5, 2004 (Audio)
February 9, 2005 (Audio)
February 16, 2005 (Video, Audio)
February 19, 2005 (Audio)
February 20, 2005
March 25, 2005 (Audio)
April 24, 2005 (Audio)
May 1, 2005 (Audio)
June 23, 2005 (Audio)
June 26, 2005 (Video)
July 8, 2005 (Video)
July 14, 2005
July 16, 2005 (Audio)
July 19, 2005 (Video)
July 22, 2005
August 1, 2005 (Audio)
August 2, 2005 (Audio)
August 3, 2005 (Audio)
October 15, 2005
October 16, 2005 (Audio)
August 17, 2007 (Video, Audio)
February 15, 2010 (Video 1, Video 2, Video 3)
December 14, 2010 (Video)
Trivia and Quotes:
There was a music video made of the live performance on February 16, 2005 that was included in the It's Not Fun. Don't Do It! DVD.
Some of the lyrics were originally written by Sara, which Tegan stole for this song, including the lyric 'frosted lemon coward'.
“I wrote This Is Everything but a couple of the verses are Sara’s lyrics. That I stole from her. Shh don’t tell her.” - Tegan in 2010
“People still, to this day, ask me what a frosted lemon coward is and I'm like, Sara on acid?” - Tegan
Sara: This is a song that I kind of wrote, but then me and Tegan do this all the time, like I'll be like “ugh that's so horrible” and then she'll sort of pick it up and make it into a way better song. And you're like, oh yeah that was a good one that I wrote but it wasn't really your song anymore. But it was right when we got out of high school and I remember too it was on our 18th birthday, we turned 18 and we had just graduated high school. And I remember this is the first time we, like my mom had like all our friends over and a bunch of her friends and we had a big party for our 18th birthday and we got drunk and I remember Tegan played this in the basement. And I remember thinking it was really cool. And I was like, Tegan is sooo cool.
Tegan: Were you high?
Sara: No, no, I was drunk. But it was like- [audience laughter] Not that I'm like being all like y'know rocker or whatever, I mean it was my 18th birthday and I probably had like 5 beers so it's not like I was like, y'know like- mainlining vodka in my eye or something. But anyway, I remember thinking Tegan was so cool, like I was like, yeah... it was one of those moments. Now though, we hate playing it, I'm like ugh. But back then? Yeah, it was rock.
Credits:
UFLO version:
Sara and Tegan: Guitar
Aaron Burke: Drums
Kristian Alexandrov: Programming, Piano, Percussion